ON HIRE TO EASTERN COUNTIES

Sovereign was one of many local coach operators who hired in Buses and coaches to Eastern Counties this particular example is FEX 9 an Bedford SB/Duple Super Vega. Copyright ETCS

During the mid 1970's many companies had Bus shortages partly due to manpower shortages, also because of a shear lack of replacement parts, in certain areas such as London, many of the AEC Swift's bought in large numbers were never repaired and went straight to the scrapyard. Operators as far south as Beestons and Theobalds in Suffolk, even Great Yarmouth Corporation hired Eastern Counties single and double deckers.

Great Yarmouth hired this 10 year old Daimler Freeline a type that never really caught on anywhere in this country, this example is 19 AEX 19B. Copyright ETCS.